CLTR 1120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Transculturation, Acculturation, Bicycle Wheel
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What happens to the weaker culture(s)? does it disappear? change? what about. The way we explain the process says a lot about the process itself. tends to create a vision of reality that has a social and political implications . Term introduced by malinowski in 20"s and 30"s. Basically refers to assimilation process into us society where europeans/african populations learned english and assimilated into american society. Transformation of two or more cultures that are in contact. Involves a loss of a previous culture. Aspect of one culture goes into another. Toilet seat and bicycle wheel on stool. Yes in a way. he composed art. Is 4"33 music? it isn"t music. it"s more of an artistic statement. Why does cage say the telephone is my zen master? . Tries to be free of restrictions and made models or ways of doing things. Maybe he means anything can be zen.